Real Madrid are set to clash with Alavés after a nightmare week across all competitions.
Things looked like they could not get any worse for Real Madrid when they suffered a 1–2 defeat at home to Valencia last weekend. It was Valencia's first win at the Santiago Bernabéu in 17 years and left Los Blancos trailing Barcelona by five points in the La Liga title race.
Then, things did indeed spiral even further for the Spanish giants. The defending European and Spanish champions went to the Emirates in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals and lost 3–0 to Arsenal. In just one week, Real Madrid did possibly irrevocable damage to their La Liga and Champions League title defenses.
Carlo Ancelotti's men have a prime opportunity to get back to winning ways in La Liga, though. Alavés sit 17th in the La Liga standings, just two points above the relegation zone. Even without the injured Ferland Mendy, Dani Ceballos, Andriy Lunin, Éder Militão and Dani Carvajal, Real Madrid should have no trouble taking all three points on Sunday.
Here's what Real Madrid's XI could look like against Alavés on Apr. 13.






